Match safe



J. NEN-IR` MATCH s`AFE July 29 13924.

Filed May. '7. 1921 Patented July 29, 1924.

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JACOB E. NEAHR, OF HARTSDALE, NEW YORK.

MATCH SAFE.

Application filed May 7,

To all 'whom t may cof/acera:

Be it known that I, JACOB E. NEAHR, a

citizen of the United States, residing in ible ignition material.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an inexpensive match-safe having a prepared ignition surface designed for giving long service and to be readily renewable, and to accomplish this by simple means easily understood and manipulated.

In carrying out my invention in one form, a tube of cardboard, wood or other material is exterior-ly coated with ignition material to Aform a match-striking surface. This tube also forms a match receptacle, and is inserted vertically into a socket or frame. Said socket stands upon a suitable base,

which preferably is also formed to servey as an ash tray, the socket or frame being in the form of a hollow pedestal rising from they ash tray and containing the tubular match receptacle. Portions of the coated eX- terior of the match receptacleare exposed through apertures in the socket or frame, so that a match may be ignited by striking it upon a portion of the tube, which is eX- posed through an aperture.

The tubular match receptacle may ft somewhat loosely within the socket or holder, so that it may be rotatively adjusted from time to time, tov expose fresh striking surfaces through the aperture or apertures for use.

The match receptacle is preferably provided with a floor about midway of its length, upon which the matches may rest. Preferably a plug about h'alf as long as the receptacle is inserted therein, the end of the plug serving as a floor. The receptacle may be withdrawn and inserted bottom end up, thereby enabling; its coated surface to render further service for' ignition, and the plug may be thrust into the other end of the tube, so that the matches may stand upon the other end of the plug.

Other features and advantages Will hereinafter appear.

1,921. semi No. 467,726.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a cenrtal sectional elevation of the structure seen at Figurei.

Figure 8 illustrates the plug occupying vthe lower end of the tube, to form a sup-port for the matches, this being the preferred form of the invention.

Figure 4 shows a preferred design of socket or holder for the tubular match receptacle.

Figure 5 is a view of the match receptacle, showing the adjustable plug therein.

The matches 10 are placed in a stiff vertical tube 11 of paper or other suitable material, having a coating 12 of ignition material. In practice, a multiple length tube may' be coated and cut up into sections, to serve as match receptacles. The receptacle 11 is dropped intoV a socket 13 formed centrally in a pedestal 14, which stands upon a base 15, the latter preferably formed with an ash-tray portion 16. This base may be made of wood or other materiah'and the pedestal 14 may be made of differentmaterial and secured in a seat 17 formed in the base. The pedestal or part 13 preferably has a bore extending entirely through the pedestal from-topto bottom, to form the socket', so that the matchorecept-acle or tube 11 may rest directly upon the base 15. The pedestal has a top annular flange 18, and between said flange and the base apertures 19 are formed, through which ample surfaces of the ignition material 12 are eX- posed for use in striking matches.

In using the device, the iange or brim 18 may afford a support for the hand, whereby the device is held down firmly upon the table as thematch is being struck. Preferably the apertures 19 extend from top to bottom of the 4pedestal or holder 14, so as to give a long sweep for the match being struck, and these. apertures, which are preferably narrow and long, may have an inclined or helical arrangement, as seen at 20, Figure 4, so that the match may be drawn a little to the left as it descends, this being a more convenient direction in which to move. the hand that holds the match.

tions of the ignition material which are eX- posed between the bars are used; but after these portions are worn out, the match receptacle may be rotatively adjusted, so as yto expose for use fresh portions .of the ignition material or surface 12. Preferably the Width of the bars 21 is about equal 'to the width of the apertures 19, so that a lsingle adjustment of the. tube may suiiice.

A user of the device may provide him- 'self with a supply of receptacles and at any time withdraw a worn-out receptacleand insert `a fresh one, the receptacles being insertible either end iirst. Each aperture maybe widened at its yupper end, as at 22, for convenience in inserting the tip oit' the match. It will be seen that after a recep tacle or tube has been` partially used, it may bewvitliclrawn and inserted the other end up, thus increasing` its lite.

Inorder to permitv a match stroke of suf- -icient length, the receptacle has to be made so long that a floor 22'n1 is provided therein, upon which. the matches may rest. This floor may be about midway of the tube. ln place of a diskforming a double loor`22a, 'at `.Figure 2, I preferably employ a cylindrical plug 23 of wood or other substance, which may rest upon the base 15 and extend about half way up the tube,thereby forming a match rest. This plug may be pushed to the other end of the tube when it is desiredto invert the same, so that the other end of the plug will serve as the. match floor.

Variations may be resorted toA within the scopeof the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others, Y Having 'thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a pedestal having 'a suitable support and having apertures, Aand a match-container inserted in said support and comparatively lnarrow and high to support laterally matches upstanding therein, and having a match-striking surface eX- posed through the apertures, `said` match container being rotatively adjustable to eX- pose different portions thereof through the apertures, and comprising a permanent loor to support matches upstanding thereon within the apertured portion of said support, said apertures on all sides of the support and extending downwardly in a helical direction. s 1 2 2, The combination ota` base comprising van ash tray portion, Va pedestal rising from said base and having a vertical cylindrical socket, and a tube inserted in said socketand having a permanent licor to formv a relatively narrow and high receptacle and lateral support for matches standing onuend Within said s ocket, said tu'be exteriorly coated withvignition material and rot-atively adjustable, and said socket having openings through which the coatingis exposed.

3. rlfhe combina-tion of a base, comprising an ash tray portion, a pedestal rising from said Ibase and having a vertical socket, and e a tube inserted in said socketto form a. rotatably adjustable receptacle for matches, said tube exteriorly coated on all sides with ignition material, said pedestal having a top annular `tlangeor brim, and provided with apertures below said brim through which the ignition material is exposed for use, said openings narrow and long, and extending up and down the pedestal, and inclined or having a. helical arrangement, and said receptacle relatively narrow and high to atord a lateral support, for matches standing therein. I

- JACOB E. NEAHR. Witnesses EDITH B. LIBBEY, JENNIE P. THoRNE. 

